History of the Western Reserve

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By Harriet Taylor Upton
, Harry Gardner Cutler

Published 1910
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OHIO COUNTY INFO: History of the Western Reserve
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Balanced in the Wind: A Biography of Betsey Mix Cowles - Page 116

by Linda L. Geary - Biography & Autobiography - 1989 - 121 pages
From her early life as a pioneer on Ohio's Western Reserve to the height of her career assuperintendent of the Painesville, Ohio, school system.
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Western Reserve: The Story of New Connecticut in Ohio - Page 311

by Harlan Henthorne Hatcher - 1966 - 328 pages
... Western Reserve Historical Society Library and at the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society Library. Many of the counties have voluminous histories of their ...
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by Illinois State Historical Society - 1899
No. 44-49 issued without general title and numbering.
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by Harriet Taylor Upton, Harry Gardner Cutler - 1910
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The Story of the Western Reserve of Connecticut

by William Stowell Mills - 1900
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by Western Reserve Historical Society - 1892
No. 1-2, 4-5, 7, 17-30, 32-33, 41-45, 47, 51-53, 56 and 74 lack series title.
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The Western Reserve and Early Ohio

by Peter Peterson Cherry, Russell L. Fouse - 1921 - 333 pages
Includes index.
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43 Chestnut street, Geneva, Ohio - Page 1611
43 Chestnut street, Geneva, Ohio. They have one child, Geneviève Anita, a bright and attractive little girl of seven years. Fred Lloyd Tuttle, who was ...

Lorain - Page 1819
He is also a member of the board of jury commissioners of Lorain county and has been called upon to serve in other positions of trust, indicating the ...

Elyria - Page 1819
His earlier educational training was secured in the public schools of Ohio and was supplemented by an effective course in a business college at Elyria ...

Youngstown - Page 1562
Robinson established his residence in the city of Youngstown, where he engaged in the practice of his profession and where, even in the initiatory ...

Streetsboro - Page 1345
Living on an attractive and pleasantly located farm in Streetsboro township is Charles Bentley, one of the many enterprising men engaged in ...

1904 Market street, Youngstown, Ohio - Page 1469
Calvin reside at 1904 Market street, Youngstown, Ohio. Lucius E. COCHRAN.—Holding a conspicu-ous position among the foremost men of the Western ...

Erie - Page 1562
to his wife through her mother and which was located near Castalia in Erie county. He spent the remainder of his life on this tract of iio acres, ...

Akron - Page 1344
Thomas survives her honored husband and continues to reside in Akron. She has here passed the major portion of her life, is a member of one of the old ...

Cleveland - Page 1795
It was given him to witness the development of the country and the upbuilding of the fine city of Cleveland, and he was ever found loyal to all civic ...

Painesville, Ohio - Page 1609
untiring industry and sterling integrity, Lloyd Garrison Tuttle holds a position of note among the leading lawyers of Painesville, Ohio, where he has ...

Norwalk - Page 1622
In the month and year mentioned he was admitted to practice in the district court of Hamilton county, and located at once in Norwalk. ...

Harpersfield - Page 1530
He died, however, at Newton Falls in Trumbull county, Ohio, but was buried at Harpersfield in Ashtabula county. He was accompanied on his journey to ...

Sandusky, Ohio - Page 1556
deputy collector of internal revenue for the northern district of Ohio, and collector of customs for the Sandusky, Ohio, district. ...

Madison - Page 1863
judge in Wisconsin for eighteen years and is now at the head of the state tax commission of Wisconsin with office in the state house at Madison. ...

Monroeville - Page 1499
being more especially interested in advancing the material welfare of Monroeville, which has been his home for nearly thirty years. ...

Buffalo - Page 1812
and during the greater portion of his service on the lakes he was identified principally with the Chicago and Buffalo grain trade. ...

Chagrin Falls - Page 1446
He was a prominent man and well known, he being the first mayor of Chagrin Falls village. He served as county commissioner, was Colonel of the State ...

New York - Page 1376
Jesse Ainger served in many of the township offices, and he brought from New York the first matched team of horses ever in Andover, and this proved an ...

Geneva, Ohio - Page 1850
William Barrett Cole enjoyed the advantages of a good education, attending the common school at Geneva, Ohio, taking a course in a normal school and ...

Ravenna, Ohio - Page 1685
McBride, who is engaged in practice in the city of Ravenna, Ohio, has gained precedence as one of the leading representatives of his profession in his ...

Oberlin, Ohio - Page 1870
In the following year he went to Oberlin, Ohio, where he entered the academic or literary department of Oberlin College. ...

Warren, Ohio - Page 1634
He received his ele-mentary education in the public schools of Warren, Ohio, and afterward pursued partial course at The Western Reserve College and ...

Chicago - Page 1361
At the age of fourteen years he began his railroad career as messenger boy in the office of the master mechanic of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago ...

Rome, Ohio - Page 1586
Three of these Leonard girls settled in Rome, Ohio, Flavia, who married David Walkley, being the first to come ; Mary, wife of Justin Williams, ...

Cincinnati - Page 1471
Educated in the pioneer schools of that county, he subsequently engaged in business for himself in Cincinnati, and became one of the prominent ...

Detroit, Michigan - Page 1819
After serving for a time as clerk in a railroad office in the city of Detroit, Michigan, he became associated with his father in business, ...

Hartford - Page 1291
He was chosen a deputy to Ihe general colonial assembly which met at Hartford, serving thus for seven terms : served as selectman of his home town for ...

Bellevue, Ohio - Page 1502
He subsequently settled m Bellevue, Ohio. Acquiring his elementary knowledge in the public schools of Bellevue, Henry Francis Billmeyer subsequently ...

Ashtabula, Ohio - Page 1812
Sherman. who were associated in the practice of law at Ashtabula, Ohio. The ambitious young sailor made excellent progress in his absorption and ...

Kingsville, Ohio - Page 1809
in the public schools of his native village and later he was afforded the advantages of the well ordered academy conducted at Kingsville, Ohio. ...

Philadelphia - Page 1484
The Doctor is indebted to the public schools of Danville and Philadelphia for his early educational discipline, which included a course in the high ...

Suffield, Connecticut - Page 1772
King's paternal grandfather came from his native place, Suffield, Connecticut, with his father and four of his brothers to the Western Reserve and ...

San Francisco - Page 1468
His entire time during the poultry exhibition season is taken judging at the leading poultry shows all over the country from New York to San Francisco ...

St. Louis, Missouri - Page 1471
Later he completed a course in the Homeopathic Medical College in St. Louis, Missouri, from which institution he received his degree of Doctor of ...

Columbus, Ohio - Page 1761
three months' term of service having expired, the command was ordered to Columbus, Ohio, for muster out late in July. Upon returning.

Jefferson, Ohio - Page 1352
They are members of the Congregational church and reside in their home on North Chestnut street in Jefferson, Ohio, and in Washington, DC, ...

Boston - Page 1772
Hugh Stewart immigrated to the United States from Ireland, landing in Boston. Spending but a brief time on the Atlantic coast, he pushed his way ...

Brantford - Page 1359
John Low came to British America when a young man, and located near Brantford, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits. ...

Nashville, Tennessee - Page 1742
but in the following month he was compelled to enter the hospital at Nashville, Tennessee, so prostrated had become his physical energies. ...

Kirtland, Ohio - Page 1325
strong character trait is the part he took in opposing the divine pretensions of Joseph Smith, when he was the prophet of Mormonism at Kirtland, Ohio. ...

Fort Wayne - Page 1361
At the age of fourteen years he began his railroad career as messenger boy in the office of the master mechanic of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago ...

Vermilion, Ohio - Page 1797
Bechtel have children as follows: Ada K., wife of Stephen Steveson, of Vermilion, Ohio; Walter J., who married Minnie Shultz and conducts the farm ...

Louisville, Kentucky - Page 1742
From Nashville he was ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, to report for duty as clerk in the draft headquarters. Soon afterward he received a commission ...

Seville, Ohio - Page 1617
Haver, was instrumental in organizing the Lightning Rod Mutual Fire Protective Association of Seville, Ohio, and has since been one of its directors. ...

Becket, Massachusetts - Page 1418
there came a somewhat numerous colony of citizens from Becket, Massachusetts, to the Western Reserve of Ohio, and they made settlement in the midst of ...

Atlanta, Illinois - Page 1590
Hirst became a clerk in a drug store in Atlanta, Illinois, for three years receiving his board and clothes for his work, and going to school a part of ...

Conneaut, Ohio - Page 1308
Then, retiring from active work, he disposed of the property to his son Welcome, and removed to Conneaut, Ohio, living twenty years near the home of ...

Milan, Ohio - Page 1539
King was united in marriage at Milan, Ohio, to Miss Emma Hackett, and a daughter and son have been born of this union. ...

Atlanta - Page 1622
Missionary Ridge, the operations from Chattanooga to Atlanta, including, the battles of Resaca and Peach Tree Creek, and the siege of Atlanta, ...

Bay City, Michigan - Page 1774
He then entered the Pennsylvania oil fields and was also engaged in the lumber business at Bay City, Michigan, where he remained for a year after his ...

Richford, Vermont - Page 1816
College and taught school for ten years previous to her marriage, for one year being assistant superintendent of the schools at Richford, Vermont. ...

Ann Arbor - Page 1760
He was for a time a student in the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and in preparation for the work of his chosen profession he entered the law ...

Scipio, New York - Page 1599
five years later they moved from New Jersey to Scipio, New York, settling on the same farm on which George Lincoln Fordyce was born many years later. ...

Mantua, Ohio - Page 1273
He came to Mantua, Ohio, in 1814, bringing his seven children with him. He gained his title in service in the Revolutionary ...

Adrian, Michigan - Page 1502
knowledge in the public schools of Bellevue, Henry Francis Billmeyer subsequently took a course of study at Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan. ...

Brownhelm, Ohio - Page 1764
Bacon married Amanda Church, born in New England and reared in Brownhelm, Ohio, by George Bacon, an uncle of William Bacon. ...

Meadville, Pennsylvania - Page 1377
Ainger was made a Mason at Meadville, Pennsylvania, nearly sixty years ago. He was formerly a member of the Templars of Honor and the Good Templars, ...

Huron, Ohio - Page 1589
Coming then with his family to Huron, Ohio, Captain Kirby sailed between Buffalo and Chicago on the bark "Alice," of Detroit, and subsequently for ...

Norwalk, Ohio - Page 1293
Cook and his wife came to Norwalk, Ohio, in 1844. He was a farmer and carpenter, and subsequently moved to Amherst township, where he lived on a farm ...

Wellington, Ohio - Page 1817
The young English apprentice who was later to become a successful business man of Wellington, Ohio, had no sinecure dur-ing his days of preliminary ...

Albany, New York - Page 1323
of the Lawyers Club of New York City and the Fort Orange Club of Albany, New York. The Griswold family is of remote German ancestry, the name being ...

Richmond, Indiana - Page 1609
Haynes attended in his youth Earlham College, in Richmond, Indiana, and is a graduate of the Miami Medical College of Cincinnati with the class of ...

Lodi, Ohio - Page 1672
He is a stockholder and director in the Ex-change National Bank at Lodi, Ohio ; is also treasurer of Chatham township and has served as trustee for ...

Brooklyn - Page 1685
Charles is now a resident of the city of Brooklyn, and Minnie is the wife of Martin Norton, of Nelson, Portage county.

Evansville, Indiana - Page 1838
Fairchild were married in the latter county, and soon afterward they located in Evansville, Indiana, where they resided for a few years and then ...

Mill Springs, Kentucky - Page 1345
he participated in the battles of Mill Springs, Kentucky, Champion Hills and Stone River, and was also on the historic "march to the sea" with General ...

Johnstown, Pennsylvania - Page 1701
The Jordan family came from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and settled eventually on Big Creek in East Concord township where Thomas Jordan, father of Mrs. ...

Hatfield, Massachusetts - Page 1605
She bore the maiden name of Mary White, and was a daughter of Captain John White, of Hatfield, Massachusetts. They became the parents of seven ...

Wellsville, Ohio - Page 1361
after which he began work for the Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad Company at Wellsville, Ohio, where he remained but a short time. ...

Hiram, Ohio - Page 1661
Dodge to Miss Mary Hank, daughter of Daniel and Hannah Hank, of Hiram, Ohio, honored pioneer citizens of the Western Reserve. ...

Watertown, Wisconsin - Page 1473
Shortly afterward he went to Watertown, Wisconsin, which had become the home of a great many Germans, and while employed on a paper there he met Miss ...

Savannah, Georgia - Page 1344
Thomas was assigned to the post of honor as captain of Company A of his regiment, a preferment which came to him in the city of Savannah, Georgia. ...

Bellaire, Ohio - Page 1617
Loehr is also a director and a large stockholder in the JW Gorrell Coal Company at Bellaire, Ohio, the company owning five thousand acres of coal land ...

Canfield, Ohio - Page 1772
Spending but a brief time on the Atlantic coast, he pushed his way westward, locating first in Canfield, Ohio, where he lived a few years. ...

Nebraska City, Nebraska - Page 1749
McComb votes with the Republican party, and he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Nebraska City, Nebraska, and is a charter member ...

Girard, Pennsylvania - Page 1539
but after holding that position for two years became a freight clerk for the Lake Shore Railroad at Girard, Pennsylvania, and after three years' ...

Joplin - Page 1502
Abrams traveled through Missouri in the region tributary to Joplin and Webb City,.

Mitla - Page 1416
Uxmal, Palenque and Mitla are their work, and that these people being isolated from their mother country for hundreds of years, without ...

Memphis, Tennessee - Page 1366
and he became one of the most prominent members of the bar of Memphis, Tennessee, in which state he wielded much influence in public affairs. ...

Pomona - Page 1615
He was also chosen Pomona master of Medina county and has held the place for many years. He has labored earnestly in the cause of progressive ...

Swansea, Massachusetts - Page 1692
Samuel Luther presided over the Baptist church of Swansea, Massachusetts, znd his name is conspicuously identified with the annals of that section of ...

Auburn, New York - Page 1599
He then accepted a position as bookkeeper in a grocery store in Auburn, New York, and later became a clerk in the Cayuga County National Bank, ...

Knoxville - Page 479
operating through that state .until fall, when he went with Burnside to east Tennessee, being among those first to occupy Knoxville. ...

South Bend, Indiana - Page 1549
and the latter accordingly matriculated in Notre Dame University at South Bend, Indiana, he being able to pay his own way through school through work ...

Providence, Rhode Island - Page 1870
After three years of teaching he entered a collegiate preparatory school in Providence, Rhode Island, where he continued his studies. ...

Wadsworth, Ohio - Page 1312
He initiated the active practice of his profession at Monroe, Michigan, but shortly afterward he returned to Wadsworth, Ohio, where he continued to be ...

West Salem, Ohio - Page 1674
James Merrill and a resident of West Salem, Ohio. Mr. Shulenberger received a district school education and remained on the farm until he was ...

Wellington - Page 1819
These children represent the fourth generation of the family in Wellington at the time of this writing. Howard Wells, younger son of Edward Wells, ...

Seville - Page 1631
After his marriage he settled with his bride in what is now the village of Seville, being then owner of nearly all of the land now contained in its ...

Andover - Page 1376
Jesse Ainger served in many of the township offices, and he brought from New York the first matched team of horses ever in Andover, and this proved an ...

Sheffield - Page 1749
He finally purchased and moved to a farm on the shore of Lake Erie, in Sheffield township, but a few years later he disposed of this property and ...

Paris - Page 1411
Higley purchased a tract of wild land, lying partly in Windham township and partly in Paris township, and ere many years had passed he had cleared ...

Venice - Page 1571
Moore also served for a number of years as postmaster at Venice. He was associated with the agricultural and horticultural^ interests of this part of ...

Florence - Page 1654
She has borne him a daughter, Florence, who is a student in the Leroy high school. Both Mr. and Mrs. High are active members of the First Methodist ...

Rome - Page 1586
He was born in Rome. Ohio, a son of Levy Crosby and grandson of Elijah Crosby, one of the first settlers of that piare. The family from which he is ...

Brighton - Page 1815
in this commonwealth, Avery Hall passed through Cleveland when that city was but sand hills, and he established his home at Brighton in Lorain county. ...

Liverpool - Page 1500
dying in Liverpool, while the family were en route to this country, and Edwin, who was accidentally killed when nine years old. The ...

Dover - Page 1374
Julia, the wife of George Buck, of Avon township ; and Emily, who married Charles Glendenning. and they are living at Dover in Cuyahoga county. ...

Northampton - Page 1543
In 1716 he removed with his family from Northampton to Coventry, Connecticut, where he served as town treasurer, justice of the peace and selectman. ...

Lancaster - Page 1285
Edward Webb and Polly Davidson, born respectively in Hagerstown, Maryland, and in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, were married in the latter ...